Anti-terrorism conferences to spread Islamic teachings: Arshad

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net

New Delhi : The anti-terrorism conferences being organized in the country by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) or other Muslim organizations are not meant to clean the image of the Muslim community or madrasas, said Maulana Arshad Madani, ex-president, JUH on 10th May.

Rather, these conferences are just to spread the Islamic teachings of peace and brotherhood and also to expose hands that are hell-bent to tarnish the image of Islam and the Muslim community, said he who has been instrumental behind these conferences after the 25th February national anti-terrorism conference organized by Darul Uloom Deoband.

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Book review: Unveiling the Hidden History of Women Ulema

Book Review- Banat-e Islam Ki Dini Wa Ilmi Khidmat ('The Religious and Intellectual Contributions of Muslim Women') by Yoginder Sikand

Books in English and Urdu on Muslim history rarely, if ever, mention the role and contribution of numerous remarkable Muslim women scholars. Yet, as the author of this fascinating monograph, the late Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri (1916-1996), points out, early Muslim history records many such women, several of whose names are mentioned in contemporary Arab chronicles. Indeed, he asserts, many of these texts had separate chapters devoted to such women. Some early Arab Muslim writers even penned separate books dealing with women scholars.

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Ground shrinking for Muslim burials in Haryana; minority commission to visit state

Submitted by Tarique on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 18:21.

By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,

New Delhi: Concerned over reports about Muslims not being provided land for burial in Haryana, the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has decided to take up the matter with the state authorities.

NCM has reportedly been receiving complaints from Muslims residing in Panipat, Kaithal, Sonepat and Karnal, where the dearth of land for burial has become a big concern for the community.

To look into the issue closely, NCM is sending a two-member team to the state on 9th May. The delegation comprising NCM chairman Shafi Qureishi and member Harcharan Singh Josh will have a meeting with deputy commissioners of different districts. The meeting will be held in Panipat and attended by the DCs of Panipat, Karnal, Sonepat, Sirsa, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Kaithal.

In wake of the reports about lack of burial grounds for Muslims in the state, NCM wrote letters to the state chief secretary and the home secretary but to no avail. Muslims have long been complaining that the government is not providing them with land to bury their dead.

The commission will also look into a complaint from Weavers' Colony of Panipat. About 1,000 persons of this colony have written to the commission saying they had deposited Rs 1,000 each with the district authorities for allotment of a burial land. They are yet to get the land.